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2 days ago · Highlights in 2023 include performances of Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3 and 4 with various orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Kirill Karabits at the Barbican, the ADDA Symfónica, the Malaysian Philharmonic, and the New Japan Philharmonic. Anna Fedorova will also be performing at Festivals all over the world.
4 days ago · Mozart’s Triple Concerto opens the album. Here, the orchestral introduction sets the stage, but this one feels restrained. The strings aim for elegance but lack presence and vitality compared to the Casadesus family with Ormandy. A similar issue arises when the pianos enter. While precise and clear, they lack the music’s inherent sprightliness.
4 days ago · 6. Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is a tour de force of Romantic piano music, known for its lush melodies and virtuosic passages. Composed in 1900 and revised in 1901, this concerto has become one of Rachmaninoff’s most popular and enduring works.
2 days ago · Pianist seeks 'equity' with narrower instruments. (SOUNDBITE OF RACHMANINOFF'S "PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3") MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: That's Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto, one of the most difficult ...
14 hours ago · Piano players hold a special place in the world of music, serving as both performers and composers, educators, and ambassadors for the transformative power of music. 1. Ludwig van Beethoven. 2 ...
